Super Bowl

SUPER BOWL XLI

February 2, 2007|By Mike Huguenin, Sentinel Staff Writer

A quick, daily look to get you ready for Sunday's big game:

Super trivia

This is Indianapolis K Adam Vinatieri's fifth Super Bowl appearance; it's his first with the Colts after four with New England. That ties him for second with 12 other players for most Super Bowl appearances. Who holds the record with six? (Hint: It's a lineman.) The answer is at the bottom.

Super game

This is the ninth time Miami has hosted the Super Bowl, tied for the most of any city (with New Orleans). Here's a look at a memorable Super Bowl game in Miami.

Today's memory

Super Bowl XIII, Jan. 21, 1979, at the Orange Bowl. Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31: Pittsburgh QB Terry Bradshaw threw for 318 yards and four TDs, and the 66 total points made for the fourth-highest-scoring Super Bowl ever. The Steelers became the first team to win three Super Bowls. There were four touchdowns scored in the final period. Pittsburgh built a 35-17 lead on a 22-yard run by Franco Harris with 7:10 left in the period and an 18-yard pass from Bradshaw to Lynn Swann with 6:51 remaining in the quarter. That TD was set up by a fumble by Dallas DT Randy White on the kickoff following Harris' touchdown. But the Cowboys hung in and made it interesting. Roger Staubach tossed a 7-yard scoring pass to Billy Joe Dupree with 2:27 left. Dallas recovered the ensuing onside kick, and while the Cowboys scored again -- on a 4-yard pass from Staubach to Butch Johnson -- it took too long, as only 22 seconds remained. One of the most memorable gaffes in Super Bowl history -- Dallas TE Jackie Smith's dropped TD pass -- occurred in this one. The dropped pass on a third-and-goal from the 10 meant Dallas had to settle for a field goal by Rafael Septien that cut Pittsburgh's lead to 21-17. Another memorable moment occurred in the buildup to the game, when Dallas LB Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson said of Bradshaw, "He couldn't spell `cat' if you spotted him the `c' and the `a.'"

Today's fast fact

The winning team receives permanent possession of the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The trophy stands 203/4 inches tall, weighs 6.7 pounds and is valued at more than $25,000.

Super entertainment

First, there was the Geico gecko. Now, there's the Geico caveman -- and you'll be seeing him Sunday if you watch the Super Bowl pregame show. Get this: The Wall Street Journal reports that the caveman will play a round of golf with CBS analyst Phil Simms during Phil Simms' All-Iron Team show, which airs from 1-2 p.m. Sunday. The Journal reported that at various times in the segment, the caveman will ask Simms about some players on his "All-Iron" team. You've been warned.

Super trivia answer

DT Mike Lodish made six Super Bowl appearances -- four with Buffalo (Super Bowls XXV-XXVIII) and two with Denver (Super Bowls XXXII-XXXIII).